Musi Riverfront: phase 1 scope, cost and status

The Musi Riverfront project aims to clean the river and build a riverfront through Hyderabad. After years of planning, the first phase was approved in July 2026 and moved to tenders and land acquisition.

At a glance

Land and people

• Families living in the riverbed are to be given double-bedroom houses.
• Landowners affected by acquisition are to get TDR or compensation. See TDR explained.
• Spending in the 2024–25 and 2025–26 budgets was small compared with the allocations, so watch actual works, not announcements.

What it means if you are buying near the river

• Check whether the property falls in the river’s FTL, buffer or the notified acquisition area before anything else.
• A riverfront takes years to build; price only what exists.

Sources

• Deccan Chronicle, “Telangana Cabinet approves Musi phase-1 works at a cost of Rs 7,345 cr”, 3 July 2026.
• NewsMeter, “Musi Riverfront Development project: Telangana releases first installment of Rs 375 crore”, 8 May 2026.